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The letter details an incident in which the woman, who did not publicly manifest herself, attended a party with Kavanaugh and other people in a suburb of Maryland. Feinstein, the highest democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, sent the letter back to the FBI.
Kavanaugh physically pushed her into a room, said the accuser. With another man, Kavanaugh locked the door from the inside and played loud music that said the accuser said it was impossible to try to cry for help.
The two men were drunk, she said, and Kavanaugh tried to remove his clothes.
At one point, Kavanaugh was laughing as the other man in the room periodically jumped on Kavanaugh.
Kavanaugh held her hand over her mouth at one point, and she said that she felt that her life was in danger inadvertently.
She said that she was able to leave the room and go to a bathroom in the hallway. After Kavanaugh and the other man started talking to others at home, she went home.
There is no indication that the woman reported the incident to the police at that time, but she said she received medical attention regarding the alleged assault. The woman also refused to come forward publicly after sending the letter to Feinstein. The accuser's name was redacted before Feinstein forwarded it to the FBI.
In a statement released on Friday, Kavanaugh denied the allegation.
"I categorically and unequivocally deny this allegation – I did not do it in high school or at any time," he said.
Kavanaugh testified for three days before the Senate Judiciary Committee last week, where the issue was not raised. The Judiciary Panel is expected to review Kavanaugh's appointment next Thursday and the full Senate will vote on its confirmation later this month.
The chair of the Judiciary Committee, Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, does not plan to postpone the vote.
"The Judiciary Committee of the Senate will vote on the appointment of Judge Kavanaugh that will take place as scheduled next Thursday," said Grassley spokesman George Hartmann.
No new criminal investigation
The FBI confirmed having received Feinstein's dismissal.
"When we received the information on the night of September 12th, we included it in Judge Kavanaugh's file, according to the standard process," an FBI spokesman said Thursday.
A source close to the process says there has been no criminal investigation into Kavanaugh following this letter.
It is now part of Kavanaugh's background file and it will be up to the White House to determine if there are any other steps to take. The Judiciary Committee received an updated supplement Thursday afternoon from Kavanaugh's background investigation, an aide said. Senators members of the committee can now request access to this information.
In a statement released Thursday, Feinstein said the person had asked not to be identified.
"This person has strongly demanded confidentiality, refused to come forward or push the issue further, and I have honored that decision," Feinstein said.
This story breaks and will be updated.
Phil Mattingly of CNN, MJ Lee and Sophie Tatum contributed to this report.
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